How to Make Almond Milk
An easy video tutorial on how to make homemade almond milk, 3 different ways! From classic vanilla, to spicy chai and decadent chocolate, this step-by-step tutorial will teach you how.
- Prep Time: 6 hours
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blend
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 4 cups filtered water
- 1–2 tbsp maple syrup, to taste
for the vanilla flavored:
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
for the chai flavored:
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp dried ginger
- 1/8 tsp dried cinnamon
- pinch of cardamom, allspice and cloves
for the chocolate flavored:
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp raw cacao or cocoa powder
- additional maple syrup, if desired
Other supplies:
- high-powered blender (I use my Blendtec Designer 725)
- nut milk bag or cheese-cloth
Instructions
- Place almonds in a bowl and fill bowl with water until almonds are covered.
- Let soak overnight, or for at least 6-8 hours.
- Strain almonds and place in blender.
- Add 4 cups of water to blender and blend until smooth (my blender takes about 45 sec-1 min of blending).
- Place nut milk bag or several layers of cheese-cloth over a large bowl of jug.
- Pour contents of blender through nut-milk bag or cheese-cloth to strain and squeeze bag until all liquid has been removed.
- Add in maple syrup and then flavor with desired flavorings, as listed above.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Shake before using.